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title: seagull — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seagull» in the school dictionary: A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seagull

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**Who acts:** seagull, loud cry, Seagulls, you · **What happens:** be, live, steal, cry, not feed, dive · **To what, where:** large grey bird, sea, chips, beach, harbour, seagulls

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«seagull» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [seagull in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seagull.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:m1:1
# text = A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seagull	seagull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gull	gull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	near	near	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	often	often	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
25	by	by	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seagull | a large grey bird |  |  |  | with a loud cry | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | a loud cry |  |  | the sea and rivers and towns |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near sea=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A seagull stole my chips at the beach!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x1:1
# text = A seagull stole my chips at the beach!
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seagull	seagull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	chips	chip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | a seagull | my chips |  | the beach |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location chip=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Seagulls were crying above the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x2:1
# text = Seagulls were crying above the harbour.
1	Seagulls	seagull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	crying	cry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	above	above	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past · progressive | Seagulls |  |  | the harbour |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above harbour=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't feed the seagulls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x3:1
# text = Don't feed the seagulls.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seagulls	seagull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feed** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the seagulls |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seagull=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The seagull dived into the sea for a fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x4:1
# text = The seagull dived into the sea for a fish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seagull	seagull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dive** | past | the seagull |  |  | the sea |  | for a fish | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into sea=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Seagulls nest on the cliffs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x5:1
# text = Seagulls nest on the cliffs.
1	Seagulls	seagull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Seagulls |  |  | the cliffs |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Seagulls followed the fishing boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seagull:x6:1
# text = Seagulls followed the fishing boat.
1	Seagulls	seagull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | Seagulls | the fishing boat |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |

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